อิดเอื้อน(ìt êuan)

Meanings

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[to] be reluctant; [to] hesitate

to be reluctant or unwilling to do something, often showing it through hesitation or delay.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทำท่าtam tâaทำท่าtam tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look like [one is about to do sth]3[to] make a face; pull a faceอิดเอื้อนìt êuanอิดเอื้อนìt êuan[to] be reluctant; [to] hesitateไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลุกlúkลุกlúk1[to] get up; rise (from sitting/lying)2[to] stand up3[of flames/emotions/conflict] flare up; eruptจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โซฟาsoh-faaโซฟาsoh-faasofa; couch
When his mom asked him to wash the dishes, he acted reluctant and didn't want to get up from the sofa.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อิดìtอิดìtweary; exhausted (literary)Part 1
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เอื้อนêuuanเอื้อนêuuan[to] sing with melisma; ornament the voicePart 2
อิดเอื้อนìt êuanอิดเอื้อนìt êuan[to] be reluctant; [to] hesitate